Large quantity of Iron Ore today discovered in Bendeghe-Afi Ikom LGA, never recorded before.
The ministry of Solid Minerals and the Chinese Team on Solid Minerals Mapping across the state, today discovered huge deposits of Iron Ore in Bendeghe-Afi, Ikom LGA.
Getting to the site after about three hours Biking and trekking from the main Village through a virgin forest which canopy created a dark interior to an amazing site all covered with magnet attracting stones.
Most amazing was a trench about 10 metre deep all exposing a rock with magnetic power. This showing the massiveness of Iron Ore in the area.